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There’s A Rule For That!

February 19, 2010

“And he presented the burnt offering and offered it according to the rule.” Lev. 9:16
Apple has popularized the saying, “There’s an app for that.” Whatever you want to do, you can do on the iphone because there is an application designed to accomplish that task.
Well, for Aaron, the first high priest of Israel, [...]

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Laughter AFTER Tears

January 6, 2010

weeping may remain for a night, 

but rejoicing comes in the morning. Ps. 30:5
Sarah, Abraham’s wife, knew what tears, frustrations, heartaches and depression were. That was her life.
No. She did not have a bad life. In fact, she had a very good life. A rich husband, servants, everything she wanted or could ever [...]

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Happy New New!

December 31, 2009

Hard to believe 2009 is history. But it is and 2010 is here. Hope you have a great and prosperous New Year.
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Life. A Journey Of Faith Or Fear.

November 6, 2009

I was reading Mark 5 and the story of Jarius this week when the Lord spoke to my heart. The text was verse 36 where Jesus told Jarius, “Don’t be afraid, just believe.”
 
This may be easy to do if your little girl only has a cold, but it is incredibly hard to do when you [...]

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Young People, Who Needs Them? We Do!

July 30, 2009

While Pam and I were in Kampala we meet several young people on mission for Christ. Sometimes the younger generation gets a bad rap through the activity of a few bad apples, but there are some great young people coming up who love the Lord and are already serving him!
There was a team of IWC [...]

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Bobby Jindal’s Journey from Hinduism to Christianity

June 10, 2009

I have posted several stories of God’s grace from IMFC’s ministry in Kampala, Uganda and DR Congo. I think it is time to post a remarkable story of God’s grace from here in the US.
I found this story from 1993 in America, The National Catholic Weekly. I think you will enjoy reading this.
Editors’ note: On [...]

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A Bed Mattress Worth $1 Million?

June 10, 2009

I just read this on CNN. How many sermon illustration do you think could be derived from this story?
JERUSALEM (CNN) — It was supposed to be a pleasant surprise, but turned into the shock of a lifetime.
A woman in Tel Aviv, Israel, gave her elderly mother a new mattress as a surprise gift, throwing out [...]

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God’s Amazing Grace: A Post Easter Reflection

April 16, 2009

As I looked back through my pictures from trips to Kampala, here is a picture that helped me to focus on the Grace of God and the Love of Christ at this time.
Here it is with the words from Psalms 22.

I hope you enjoy it and will take to the time to thank the Lord [...]

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My Easter Hope

April 9, 2009

Here is the hope I have this Easter. My prayer is that this is your hope as well. May God richly bless you and your family this Easter. ––Jimmy
  25 I know that my redeemer lives, 
       and that in the end he will stand on the earth. 
    26 And after my skin has been destroyed, 
       yet in my flesh I will see [...]

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Who Goes On Mission Trips?

October 6, 2008

I came across an interesting article from the Barna group that describes the life changing nature of mission trips and who goes on them. Here is an excerpt from the article.
A new study from The Barna Group shows that most of the people who embark on service adventures describe the trips as life-changing. In fact, [...]

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